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The QC, Vol. 86, No. 02 • September 16, 1999

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uaker
September 16,1999
ampus
■ Artistic
Juices Are
Stu-ing
We profile Matt
Stuart a student
artist and
athlete.
Opener Letdown
Whittier falls to
U. of San Diego
in their season
opener 40-13.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
On the Subject of Activism
How active are you? Students
discuss the importance of taking
part in extra-curricular activities.
■ Remembering
Dorothy
A retrospective on the life of Dorothy Dooling. A dedicated member
of our community for the last four
years, she will be dearly missed.
Penn Dance Marred by Fight
■ EVENT
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A Campus Safety officer was
allegedly physically assaulted and
injured by six students while another female student was booked
at the Whittier Police Department
(W.P.D.) after allegedly punching
a female student in the face during
the Welcome Back Dance in The
Club on Friday, Sept. 10. *
The Campus Safety officer
saw the punching incident and
attempted to apprehend the alleged perpetrator when she exited
the dance. The six students allegedly attempted to impede the altercation and assaulted the officer, resulting in the early closure of
the dance, according to Assistant
Chief of Campus Safety John
Lewis. The female suspect was
charged with assualt and battery
while the victim suffered a half-
inch laceration on the right side of
her nose, according to the W.P.D.
police report.
The student suspected of
punching the victim fled the scene
but was later apprehended near
Guilford Hall. The victim was
hospitalized for a fractured nose
at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital..
According to Lewis, the individual "received three stitches on her
nose." The officer assaulted at the
darfce was also hospitalized and .
treated for an elbow injury.
"Resorting to physical means
to resolve a conflict is inappropriate conduct on a college campus,"
Lewis said. "Interfering and/or
attacking a Campus Safety officer
in the performance of his/her duties is also unacceptable." He
added that a secondary investigation to identify the students involved in the incident is ongoing.
According to Campus Safety,
more than 150 students attended
the Welcome Back Dance.
The William Penn Society,
which sponsored the event, expressed their concerns regarding
how the evening turned out. "[The
Penn Society] handled the situation
well in a quick and necessary fashion," said Junior Penn President Joe
Cross. "Those who contributed to
the incidents mined the evening for
the majority of the students that
tried to enjoy themselves."
Lewis commended the Penns
for their efforts in coping with the
incidents that occurred during and
after the event. "The Penns were
not an issue," Lewis said. "Their
course of managing the incident
was exemplary."
Cross stressed that the problems which occurred are unfortunate and'should not characterize
the Welcome Back Dance.
"It is very sad that students
were not able to conduct themselves in a natural manner," he
said.
Student Rushed to Hospital
For Drinking Excessively
■ ON CAMPUS
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A student was transported
to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday, Sept. 8, due to
alcohol poisoning, according to
Assistant ChiefofCampus Safety Joh« Lewis.
. Paramedics arrived at Turner Hall, where a Campus Safety
officer was attending to the 19-
year-old woman. The woman
had been found vomiting in the
men' s second floor bathroom at
12:31 a.m. when a Residential
Advisor called forCampus Safety. The student was flushed and
semiconscious until the time the
Campus Safety officer arrived
at the scene at 12:35 a.m. The
officer checked her vital signs
and found her disoriented, with
slurred speech and unable to
stand up straight.
Paramedics were called to
the scene and an ambulance arrived at 12:46 a.m. and the student was transported to the hospital.
Alcohol use is a major issue
that Campus Safety faces. "Alcohol is asignificant element in
psychical and orsexual assaults,
vandalism, fights, noise complaints and generally practicing bad manners in public on a
College campus," Lewis said
Lewis encourages students
to drink responsibly by eating
before drinking, by not mixing
drinks and knowing when to
stop drinking
He added, "Getting drunk
is one thing, being unable to
care for yourself is just plain
dangerous."
Problems at Last Mona Kai Lead to Possible Cancellation
■ ON CAMPUS
by Sean Jernigan
QCAsst. News Editor
The Lancer Society will not be allowed
to hold Mona Kai unless they meet certain
safety requirements this year. This comes
after three students were hospitalized for
alcohol poisoning and drug use on the night
of the last Mona Kai on Saturday, May 1
(See Issue 24 Volume 85).
The Lancer Society will not be permitted to hold Mona Kai festivities this year
unless they satisfy requests for more responsible alcohol awareness set by Dean of
Students Susan Allen.
"I would like them to bring a consultant
to campus to help us remind people ofthe
responsibility we have in managing parties." said Allen.
The last event was closed early when a
Campus Safety officer was allegedly attacked and fights began to break out.
"We had several folks go to the hospital
as a result of alcohol," Assistant Chief of
Campus Safety John Lewis said. "The night
of the event we had some pre-party problems, and of course not all of that is the
Lancers' fault. If you're sponsoring the
event, however, there is a standard of conduct to which you are held, and the hands of
the Lancers are not entirely clean."
Campus Safety served as security for the
off-campus event held at a parking garage on
the comer of Greenleaf Ave. and Penn St.
Representatives ofthe Lancer Society point
to this fact when discussing issues of accountability for the problems that occurred
that night. They also stated that the majority
ofthe problems had little to do with members
of their society.
"We don't tell people to come to functions drunk. How can we be blamed if
Campus Safety is working the door?" Lancer Social Chair, Historian and Sergeant at
Arms Ricky Ortiz asked. "We put so many
hours into our function and last year was
the first year it ended early. Campus Safety
could have prevented the problems by not
letting in the drunks because they caused
all ofthe problems."
Ortiz believes that there is a much larger problem of underage drinking on campus. The Lancers insist that they should not
be penalized for a problem that they feel
has more to do with the school's culture.
"We don't make people drink." Ortiz
quipped "We invite them to our house to get
to know them. Beer is there, but it's only
offered, not forced on anyone. Underclassmen basically don't know their limits."
Ortiz feels that the Lancer society has a
tradition of responsible behavior when it
comes to alcohol management at parties.
"We escort people home if they're too
drunk. We don't want people to drive or get
in trouble." said Ortiz. "If we can manage
The Lancer crest in the Student Activities Center.
our parties, why can't Campus Safety manage Mona Kai?"
Allen assigns a higher level of responsibility to the Lancers. She points to evidence that the Lancers were actually com-
plicit to the problems by not regulating
their own events off campus.
"During our last Mona Kai we had a
number of alcohol and drug related emergencies, and in almost every case the students reported they had been drinking at a
Lancer sponsored party," said Allen.
See MONA KAI page 6

uaker
September 16,1999
ampus
■ Artistic
Juices Are
Stu-ing
We profile Matt
Stuart a student
artist and
athlete.
Opener Letdown
Whittier falls to
U. of San Diego
in their season
opener 40-13.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
On the Subject of Activism
How active are you? Students
discuss the importance of taking
part in extra-curricular activities.
■ Remembering
Dorothy
A retrospective on the life of Dorothy Dooling. A dedicated member
of our community for the last four
years, she will be dearly missed.
Penn Dance Marred by Fight
■ EVENT
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A Campus Safety officer was
allegedly physically assaulted and
injured by six students while another female student was booked
at the Whittier Police Department
(W.P.D.) after allegedly punching
a female student in the face during
the Welcome Back Dance in The
Club on Friday, Sept. 10. *
The Campus Safety officer
saw the punching incident and
attempted to apprehend the alleged perpetrator when she exited
the dance. The six students allegedly attempted to impede the altercation and assaulted the officer, resulting in the early closure of
the dance, according to Assistant
Chief of Campus Safety John
Lewis. The female suspect was
charged with assualt and battery
while the victim suffered a half-
inch laceration on the right side of
her nose, according to the W.P.D.
police report.
The student suspected of
punching the victim fled the scene
but was later apprehended near
Guilford Hall. The victim was
hospitalized for a fractured nose
at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital..
According to Lewis, the individual "received three stitches on her
nose." The officer assaulted at the
darfce was also hospitalized and .
treated for an elbow injury.
"Resorting to physical means
to resolve a conflict is inappropriate conduct on a college campus,"
Lewis said. "Interfering and/or
attacking a Campus Safety officer
in the performance of his/her duties is also unacceptable." He
added that a secondary investigation to identify the students involved in the incident is ongoing.
According to Campus Safety,
more than 150 students attended
the Welcome Back Dance.
The William Penn Society,
which sponsored the event, expressed their concerns regarding
how the evening turned out. "[The
Penn Society] handled the situation
well in a quick and necessary fashion," said Junior Penn President Joe
Cross. "Those who contributed to
the incidents mined the evening for
the majority of the students that
tried to enjoy themselves."
Lewis commended the Penns
for their efforts in coping with the
incidents that occurred during and
after the event. "The Penns were
not an issue," Lewis said. "Their
course of managing the incident
was exemplary."
Cross stressed that the problems which occurred are unfortunate and'should not characterize
the Welcome Back Dance.
"It is very sad that students
were not able to conduct themselves in a natural manner," he
said.
Student Rushed to Hospital
For Drinking Excessively
■ ON CAMPUS
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A student was transported
to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday, Sept. 8, due to
alcohol poisoning, according to
Assistant ChiefofCampus Safety Joh« Lewis.
. Paramedics arrived at Turner Hall, where a Campus Safety
officer was attending to the 19-
year-old woman. The woman
had been found vomiting in the
men' s second floor bathroom at
12:31 a.m. when a Residential
Advisor called forCampus Safety. The student was flushed and
semiconscious until the time the
Campus Safety officer arrived
at the scene at 12:35 a.m. The
officer checked her vital signs
and found her disoriented, with
slurred speech and unable to
stand up straight.
Paramedics were called to
the scene and an ambulance arrived at 12:46 a.m. and the student was transported to the hospital.
Alcohol use is a major issue
that Campus Safety faces. "Alcohol is asignificant element in
psychical and orsexual assaults,
vandalism, fights, noise complaints and generally practicing bad manners in public on a
College campus," Lewis said
Lewis encourages students
to drink responsibly by eating
before drinking, by not mixing
drinks and knowing when to
stop drinking
He added, "Getting drunk
is one thing, being unable to
care for yourself is just plain
dangerous."
Problems at Last Mona Kai Lead to Possible Cancellation
■ ON CAMPUS
by Sean Jernigan
QCAsst. News Editor
The Lancer Society will not be allowed
to hold Mona Kai unless they meet certain
safety requirements this year. This comes
after three students were hospitalized for
alcohol poisoning and drug use on the night
of the last Mona Kai on Saturday, May 1
(See Issue 24 Volume 85).
The Lancer Society will not be permitted to hold Mona Kai festivities this year
unless they satisfy requests for more responsible alcohol awareness set by Dean of
Students Susan Allen.
"I would like them to bring a consultant
to campus to help us remind people ofthe
responsibility we have in managing parties." said Allen.
The last event was closed early when a
Campus Safety officer was allegedly attacked and fights began to break out.
"We had several folks go to the hospital
as a result of alcohol," Assistant Chief of
Campus Safety John Lewis said. "The night
of the event we had some pre-party problems, and of course not all of that is the
Lancers' fault. If you're sponsoring the
event, however, there is a standard of conduct to which you are held, and the hands of
the Lancers are not entirely clean."
Campus Safety served as security for the
off-campus event held at a parking garage on
the comer of Greenleaf Ave. and Penn St.
Representatives ofthe Lancer Society point
to this fact when discussing issues of accountability for the problems that occurred
that night. They also stated that the majority
ofthe problems had little to do with members
of their society.
"We don't tell people to come to functions drunk. How can we be blamed if
Campus Safety is working the door?" Lancer Social Chair, Historian and Sergeant at
Arms Ricky Ortiz asked. "We put so many
hours into our function and last year was
the first year it ended early. Campus Safety
could have prevented the problems by not
letting in the drunks because they caused
all ofthe problems."
Ortiz believes that there is a much larger problem of underage drinking on campus. The Lancers insist that they should not
be penalized for a problem that they feel
has more to do with the school's culture.
"We don't make people drink." Ortiz
quipped "We invite them to our house to get
to know them. Beer is there, but it's only
offered, not forced on anyone. Underclassmen basically don't know their limits."
Ortiz feels that the Lancer society has a
tradition of responsible behavior when it
comes to alcohol management at parties.
"We escort people home if they're too
drunk. We don't want people to drive or get
in trouble." said Ortiz. "If we can manage
The Lancer crest in the Student Activities Center.
our parties, why can't Campus Safety manage Mona Kai?"
Allen assigns a higher level of responsibility to the Lancers. She points to evidence that the Lancers were actually com-
plicit to the problems by not regulating
their own events off campus.
"During our last Mona Kai we had a
number of alcohol and drug related emergencies, and in almost every case the students reported they had been drinking at a
Lancer sponsored party," said Allen.
See MONA KAI page 6